Samantha Dickinson
Digital & Transformation Executive | Agile Change Leader | Board Member
The move
MoveSpirax Sarco → Petrofac
TitleDirector/Head of IT, Europe Middle East & Africa → Chief Information Officer
LocationAbu Dhabi → United Arab Emirates
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE4.1
Total experience22.2 years
Petrofac headcount5,001-10,000 employees
Petrofac industryEngineering Services
Petrofac HQLondon
Petrofac founded1981
Petrofac typePublic Company
Career arc
- Chief Information OfficerJul 2024 — Present
Petrofac· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Director/Head of IT, Europe Middle East & AfricaOct 2022 — Jul 2024
Spirax Sarco· Full-time
- Board Director (School Governor)Aug 2022 — Jul 2024AAshfield Park Primary School
- Chief Delivery OfficerOct 2020 — Jul 2022
Snowfall· United Kingdom
- Head of Product - DigitalAug 2018 — Sep 2020
Etihad Airways - Head of Commercial, Technology & InnovationMay 2016 — Aug 2018Etihad Airways· Abu Dhabi
- Head of Group Project OfficeDec 2015 — May 2016
Virgin Australia· Brisbane
- Program Director, ITJul 2013 — Nov 2015
- Manager, IS Operations and Corporate SystemsJul 2012 — Jun 2013
- Principal AdvisorJul 2011 — Jun 2012
- ConsultantMar 2008 — Jun 2012
SMS Management & Technology
- Several rolesOct 2003 — Mar 2008DDepartment of Finance and Deregulation· Canberra, Australia
Education
- Kaplan ProfessionalGraduate Certificate in Applied Finance · Finance, GeneralPresent
- The University of QueenslandBachelor of Arts (B.A.) · Political Science and French1999 — 2002
- The University of QueenslandBachelor of Business Management · Economics1999 — 2002
Top skills
LeadershipBusiness StrategyBusiness AnalysisOperations ManagementManagement ConsultingChange Management
About
My core competencies include IT strategic planning, organisational design, change management, and digital transformational delivery. I am passionate about mentoring high-performing teams, building strong stakeholder and vendor relationships, and fostering a culture of collaboration and agility. I am also a board director and school governor at Ashfield Park Primary School, where I contribute to the governance, leadership, and direction of the school. I hold a Bachelor of Business Management and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland, and a Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance from Kaplan Professional. I am also a certified SAFe® 4 Agilist.